No Little Boy - Festival D31033
24 Feb 1994
The Age
Keynotes
It's a puzzle: why has singer/ guitarist John Martyn released almost the same album twice?
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No Little Boy - Mesa R2 79057
24 Feb 1994
Times Colonist
John Martyn has had passionate fans for years, but I haven't been one.
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No Little Boy - Mesa R2 79057
16 Jan 1994
Baltimore Sun
There are times on No Little Boy when John Martyn gets the sort of jazzy groove going that would make Sade swoon, and times when his music has enough pop effervescence to make Sting seem stuffy.
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No Little Boy - Mesa R2 79057
9 Jan 1994
Post-Star
Getting back to the basics
Martyn attracts other superstars for these new recordings of his signature songs, among them Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and The Band's Levon Helm.
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Couldn't Love You More - Festival D31020
2 Jan 1994
The Age
Couldn't Love You More, John Martyn, (Festival).
BLESSED with a deep and soulful voice, the Glaswegian guitarist-vocalist has been faulted in recent years for more style than substance.
From the first moments of the opening song, Lonely Love, Martyn achieves a seductive sound with a blend of majestic, husky vocal and lush backing including keyboard, saxophone, drum, congas backing.
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Couldn't Love You More
No Little Boy - Mesa R2 79057
6 Dec 1993
NPR National Public Radio
Guitarist John Martyn Revives His Own Sound
December 6, 1993 - The progressive rock stations of the late 1960s were good to Scottish guitarist John Martyn. Since that time, he's been known primarily to other guitar players, having faded from the airwaves. If Martyn is known beyond the world of musicians, it's for his song "May You Never," which was recorded by Eric Clapton. Now, Martyn is making something of a comeback by reviving his own sound.
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No Little Boy – Mesa R2 79057
10 Nov 1993
The Rocket
It takes guts for an artist to reinterpret his old material. It's changed, but he's changed more. Can it still sound relevant?
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Couldn't Love You More - Festival D31020
1 Oct 1993
Woroni
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Couldn't Love You More [vinyl]
No Little Boy - Mesa R2 79057
19 Sep 1993
Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Blending jazz and rock doesn't always go smoothly, but singer John Martyn manages to get the job done easily on No Little Boy.
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Couldn't Love You More - Permanent CD9
1 Apr 1993
The Wire
Martyn has now got one of the strongest back catalogues extant, but this overhaul does it no good service.
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